Vermont is opening up coronavirus vaccine eligiblity to anyone over 16 years of age who identifies as Black, Indigenous or a person of color — prompting fierce criticism online for excluding White people. NYC CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER CALLS FOR RACIAL PREFERENCES IN MEDICAL CARE, CRITICIZES 'COLORBLIND' PRACTICESThe state's website advertises "BIPOC household focused clinics" in Northern and Southern Vermont. The first question asks: "Do you identify as Black, Indigenous, or Person of Color (BIPOC)? "We still have much more to do to address the significant disparities in the rates of COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and death among Vermonters who are Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC)," the website reads. Earlier this week, Rufo denounced an article in which two Harvard physicians proposed racial preferences in medical care as a "moral crime."

Source: Fox News April 02, 2021 16:41 UTC